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Title: Reduction with sodium borohydride
Post by: physstudent1 on March 12, 2009, 04:38:35 PM

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at first I thought the aldehyde would reduce to an alcohol, then I thought the acid would protonate the alcohol into water ( a good leaving group) and elimination will occur leaving a double bond at the end of the chain where the aldehyde was.  This isn't right though and I only have one more chance so I don't wanna mess it up again can anyone offer some insight?

Title: Re: Reduction with sodium borohydride
Post by: cundi on March 13, 2009, 05:05:42 AM

See attached pdf